Resistant Starch and Soluble Fiber Lower Post-meal Glucose

The evidence continues to mount on the benefits of resistant starch and soluble fiber (beta-glucan).

In a study published in the May issue of Diabetes Care, researchers saw:

Reductions in after-meal glucose:

• From resistant starch - 24%
  
• From soluble fiber - 17%
  
• From a combination of resistant starch and soluble fiber - 33%

Reductions in after-meal insulin:

• From resistant starch - 38%
  
• From soluble fiber - 33%
  
• From a combination of resistant starch and soluble fiber - 59%

Our previous post on resistant starch includes a description and food sources.

Beta-glucan, the type of soluble fiber tested in this study, is found naturally in foods such as oats, barley, dried beans and peas, mushrooms, flax seed, psyllium seed husks, and baker's yeast.

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For the study:
Consumption of Both Resistant Starch and ß-Glucan Improves Postprandial Plasma Glucose and Insulin in Women